1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Massachusetts State Senate: Franklin–Hampshire
Massachusetts State Senate · Massachusetts
John W. Olver (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating John D. Barrus (R) by 3.9 points.
John W. OlverDemocrat · winner
51.9%35,403
John D. BarrusRepublican · incumbent
48.1%32,771
68,174 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET